prevaricators

noun

plural of prevaricator
as in liars
a person who tells lies she was clearly one of the more practiced prevaricators ever to come before the congressional committee

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  1. liars
  2. storytellers
Noun
  • The attempts to save Platner in the high stakes campaign to defeat Republican incumbent Susan Collins involved portraying Platner’s accusers, women, as vengeful liars.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026
  • O'Toole said psychopaths like Heuermann are pathological liars.
    — Jennifer McLogan, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of liars
Noun
  • In European mythology and literature, storytellers often portrayed dragons as creatures that amassed enormous wealth without ever using or sharing it, embodying the idea that riches pursued for their own sake can lead to isolation and ruin.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
  • Create the Writers Room, a creative incubator for underrepresented storytellers, is expanding its ongoing partnership with the Roku Channel.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 23 July 2026
Definition of storytellers
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